In 1998, there were only four wind turbines in the entire state. Now, there are more than 700. But as Nebraska’s wind farms continue to expand, finding trained people to work them has been a challenge. A unique education program is trying to change... more››

This winter, the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney is featuring the work of Nebraska Latina artists in the first show of its kind.In the center of the white-tiled exhibition hall a ghostly-pale woman and child, sculpted from clay, sit on a bench.... more››

Nebraska is known as the beef state. Meat production is a huge part of the state’s agriculture industry. But a proposal that would jumpstart the chicken business here has some residents concerned about the potential impact on the environment. On... more››

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it won’t permit the Dakota Access Pipeline to cross the Missouri River near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota. But between court battles and the incoming Trump administration, that may not be... more››

North Dakota’s Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is making headlines protesting against the Dakota Access Pipeline. But oil development is playing out differently for another of the state’s Indian nations, one-hundred and fifty miles up the Missouri River.... more››

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Organic industry debates necessity of soil

Monday at 6:45 a.m., 8:45 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. CT on NET Radio.

There is a battle going on in the organic industry about whether hydroponic vegetables, grown in nutrient rich water rather than soil, qualify as organic foods. The debate gets to the heart of what organic really means.

Nebraska's prisons have been plagued by overcrowding, assaults and most recently the escape of two inmates. An NET News special "Nebraska Prison Reform" discusses possible solutions to the state's prison problems.